1753 – Marie Joséphine of Savoy, Italian-French noble, Queen consort (in exile) of France (1795-1810), born at the Royal Palace of Turin, Kingdom of Sardinia (d. 1810)
1837 – James Harrison Wilson, American topographic engineer and Major General (Union Army), born in Shawneetown, Illinois (d. 1925)
1914 – (Lawrence) “Booker T.” Laury, American boogie-woogie and blues pianist and singer, born in Memphis, Tennessee (d. 1995)
1916 – Dorothy May Bundy-Cheney, American tennis player (141 US tennis titles), born in LA, CA, (d. 2014)
1933 – Rick Lewis, American doo-wop tenor (The Silhouettes – “Get A Job”), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2005)
1934 – Hilla Becher (née Wobeser), German artist, worked collaboratively with husband Bernd Becher, born in Potsdam Germany (d. 2015)
1935 – Vladimír Válek, Czech violist (Dvořák Chamber Orchestra), and conductor (Prague Symphony. 1975-86; Czechoslovak Radio Symphony, 1985-2011), born in Nový Jičín, Czechoslovakia (d. 2025)
1948 – Terry Bradshaw, College/Pro Football HOF quarterback (Louisiana Tech; Super Bowl 1974, 75, 78 [MVP], 79 [MVP]; NFL MVP 1978; First-team All-Pro 1978; 3 × Pro Bowl; Pittsburgh Steelers) and broadcaster (CBS, FOX), born in Shreveport, Louisiana
1953 – Gordon Kennett, English motorcycle speedway rider (World Pairs C’ship [Malcolm Simmons] 1978; World Championship 1978 runner-up), born in Bromley, England (d. 2023)
1975 – Cory Barlog, American video game designer (God of War, God of War Ragnarök), born in Sacramento, California
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Famous Birthdays for 1st September 2026
1453 – Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba, Spanish general known as El Gran Capitan, remade the Spain army in the age of the firearm, born at Córdoba (d. 1515)
1529 – Taddeo Zuccari, Italian Mannerist painter (Villa dei Farnese at Caprarola), born in Sant’Angelo in Vado (d. 1566)
1866 – James J. Corbett, American boxer (world heavyweight champion 1892-97), born in San Francisco, California (d. 1933)
1898 – Violet Carson, British actress (Ena Sharples in “Coronation Street”), born in Manchester, England (d. 1983)
1947 – Al Green, American politician (Rep-D-Texas 2005-), born in New Orleans, Louisiana
1968 – Mohammed Atta, Egyptian terrorist (9/11 attacks ringleader), born in Kafr El Sheikh, Egypt (d. 2001)
1972 – Doug Williams [Douglas Durdle], English professional wrestler (Total Nonstop Action Wrestling), born in Reading, England
1977 – David Albelda, Spanish soccer midfielder (51 caps; Valencia CF 351 games), born in La Pobla Llarga, Spain
1981 – Clinton Portis, American football running back (Pro Bowl 2003, 08; Denver Broncos, Washington Redskins), born in Laurel, Mississippi
1994 – Bianca Ryan, American pop singer and songwriter, 1st winner of “America’s Got Talent”, born in Ocean City, New Jersey
Famous Birthdays for 31st August 2026
1871 – James E. Ferguson, American Democratic politician and Texan Governor (1915-17), born in Salado, Texas (d. 1944)
1879 – Yoshihito [Taishō], 123rd Emperor of Japan (1912-26) during the Taishō era, born in Tōgū Palace, Tokyo, Japan (d. 1926)
1899 – Paul E Garber, American founder/1st curator of National Air and Space Museum, born in Atlantic City, New Jersey (d. 1992)
1912 – Ramon Vinay, Chilean operatic tenor, born in Chillán, Chile (d. 1996)
1924 – Klaus Hashagen, German composer (Ars Nova Ensemble Nürnberg), born in Java, Indonesia (d. 1998)
1934 – Nikos Xanthopoulos, Greek actor, born in Athens, Greece (d. 2023)
1946 – Tom Coughlin, American NFL coach (New York Giants; 2004-15) and executive (Jacksonville Jaguars; 2017-19), born in Waterloo, New York
1975 – Takahiro Suwa, Japanese professional wrestler (Pro Wrestling NOAH), born in Kagoshima, Japan
1984 – Ted Ligety, American alpine skier (2x Olympic Golds), born in Salt Lake City, Utah
1999 – Shamar Joseph, West Indian cricket fast bowler (Test BB 7/68 v Australia 2024; Guyana), born in Baracara, Guyana
Famous Birthdays for 30th August 2026
1852 – Jacobus Henricus van’t Hoff, Dutch physical chemist (Nobel 1901), born in Rotterdam, Netherlands (d. 1911)
1888 – Eduardo Ciannelli, Italian character actor (Foreign Correspondent; Gunga Din), born in Ischia, Italy (d. 1969)
1923 – Charmian Clift, Australian writer and essayist, born in Kiama, New South Wales, Australia (d. 1969)
1934 – Luther “Georgia Boy” Johnson [Lucious Johnson], American blues guitarist, singer, and songwrite, born in Davisboro, Georgia (d. 1976)
1942 – Pervez Sajjad, Pakistani cricket left-arm spinner (19 Tests 1964-73), born in Lahore, Pakistan
1959 – Mark ‘Jacko’ Jackson, Australian rules footballer and actor (Jetto in “The Highwayman”), born in Melbourne, Australia
1960 – Thom Tillis, American politician (Senator-R-North Carolina 2015-), born in Jacksonville, Florida
1963 – Paul Oakenfold, British record producer and DJ, born in Mile End, London
1974 – Rich Cronin, American singer-songwriter (Lyte Funkie Ones), born in Boston, Massachusetts
1979 – Niki Chow, Hong Kong singer and actress (Nothing Gold Can Stay, The Virtuous Queen of Han), born in Hong Kong
Famous Birthdays for 29th August 2026
1844 – Edward Carpenter, English poet and philosopher (Civilisation, Its Cause and Cure), born in Hove, Sussex, England (d. 1929)
1900 – Oscar Nitzchke, German architect (Alcoa building, Centre Pompidou), born in Altona, Hamburg, Germany (d. 1991)
1913 – Jackie Mitchell, American baseball pitcher, one of the first female pitchers in professional baseball history (Chattanooga Lookouts; National Baseball Hall of Fame, Women’s Sports Hall of Fame), born in Chattanooga, Tennessee (d. 1987)
1913 – Sylvia Fine (Kaye), American lyricist (“Knock on Wood”, “The Five Pennies”), composer, Peabody Award and Emmy Award television producer (Musical Comedy Tonight), and wife of Danny Kaye, born in Brooklyn, New York City (d. 1991)
1923 – Lester Trimble, American composer, music critic and educator, born in Bangor, Wisconsin (d. 1986)
1933 – Arnold Koller, Swiss politician (member of Swiss Federal Councilor), born in St. Gallen, Switzerland
1936 – Gilbert Amy, French composer (Mouvements; Épigrammes), conductor, and educator, born in Paris
1938 – Bobby Carcassés, Cuban jazz and Latin music singer, multi-instrumentalist, and bandleader, born in Kingston, Jamaica
1957 – Pim Kops, Dutch rock piano, organ and accordion player (De Dijk – Bloedend Hart; Avalanche Quartet), born in The Netherlands
1980 – William Levy, Cuban-American model and actor (The Single Mom’s Club), born in Havana, Cuba
Famous Birthdays for 28th August 2026
1476 – Kanō Motonobu, Japanese painter and calligrapher (Kanō school of painting), born in Kyoto, Japan (d. 1559)
1905 – Sam Levene, American Broadway actor (Demon, Gung Ho, Boomerang), born in Russia (d. 1980)
1921 – John Herbert Chapman, Canadian physicist, and space researcher, born in London, Ontario (d. 1979)
1921 – Johan “Joop” Doderer, Dutch actor (Swiebertje; My Fair Lady), born in Velsen, Netherlands (d. 2005)
1931 – Cristina Deutekom [Stientje Engela], Dutch operatic coloratura soprano, born in Amsterdam, Netherlands (d. 2014)
1958 – Scott Hamilton, American figure skater (Olympic gold singles 1984; World C’ship gold 1981, 82, 83, 84), born in Bowling Green, Ohio
1965 – Shania Twain [Eileen Edwards], Canadian Grammy Award-winning country music singer (“You’re Still The One”; “That Don’t Impress Me Much”; “Man! I Feel Like A Woman!”), born in Windsor, Ontario
1973 – Theaster Gates, American installation artist, born in Chicago, Illinois
1980 – Rachel Khoo, English cook, author and broadcaster (The Little Paris Kitchen), born in London, England
1982 – Thiago Motta, Brazilian footballer, born in São Bernardo do Campo, Brazil
Famous Birthdays for 27th August 2026
1809 – Hannibal Hamlin, American attorney and 15th Vice President of U.S. (1861-65), born in Paris, Massachusetts (d. 1891)
1871 – Theodore Dreiser, American novelist (Sister Carie, American Tragedy), born in Terre Haute, Indiana (d. 1945)
1908 – Kurt Wegner, German artist, born in Köln, Germany (d. 1985)
1913 – Donald M. MacKinnon, Scottish philosopher, born in Oban, Scotland (d. 1994)
1916 – Martha Raye [Margaret Reed], American actress (Waikiki Wedding, Martha Raye Show), born in Butte, Montana (d. 1994)
1918 – Simeon Booker Jr., American journalist, author and the first Black reporter to work full-time at The Washington Post (1952-54), born in Baltimore, Maryland (d. 2017)
1928 – Jack Thompson, British politician (Labour), born in Ashington, England (d. 2011)
1942 – “Chip” Douglas [Hatlelid], American songwriter, arranger, bassist (The Turtles, 1966-67 -“Happy Together”), and record producer (The Monkees), born in San Francisco, California
1961 – Mike Maddux, American Major League Baseball pitcher and coach (Philadelphia Phillies, Texas Rangers; World Series champion), born in Dayton, Ohio
1980 – Stephanie Michelle Steele, American country singer, born in Abilene, Texas
Famous Birthdays for 26th August 2026
1673 – Conrad Michael Schneider, German organist, kapellmeister, and composer, born in Ansbach, Electorate of Bavaria, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1752)
1792 – Manuel Oribe, Uruguayan politician and nationalist, 2nd President of Uruguay (1835-38), born in Montevideo, Río de la Plata (d. 1857)
1921 – Ben Bradlee, American editor, journalist, and newspaper executive (Newsweek; Washington Post), born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 2014)
1928 – Yvette Vickers [Vedder], American actress (Attack of 50 Foot Woman; Attack of the Giant Leeches), and Playboy playmate (July 1959), born in Kansas City, Missouri (d. c. 2010)
1928 – Naïm Kattan, Canadian novelist and essayist, born in Baghdad, Iraq (d. 2021)
1943 – Ulf Sundelin, Swedish yachtsmen (Olympic gold 5.5m class 1968; World C’ship gold Dragon class 1971, 5.5m class 1986), born in Nacka, Sweden
1961 – Jimmy Olander, American country guitarist and banjo player (Diamond Rio – “Meet in Middle”), born in Minneapolis, Minnesota
1966 – Shirley Manson, Scottish rock singer (Garbage), born in Edinburgh, Scotland
1979 – Cristian Mora, Ecuadorian footing goalkeeper, born in Vinces, Ecuador
1981 – Jesse Martin, German- Australian yachtsman (youngest person to solo circumnavigate the globe at 18), born in Dachau, Germany
Famous Birthdays for 25th August 2026
1530 – Ivan IV [Ivan the Terrible], Grand Prince of Moscow (1533-47) and 1st Tsar of Russia (1547-75 and 1576-84), born in Kolomenskoye, Russia (d. 1584)
1561 – Philippe van Lansberge, Dutch astronomer, born in Ghent, Belgium (d. 1632)
1624 – François de la Chaise, French confessor of Louis XIV of France, born in Forez, France (d. 1709)
1691 – Alessandro Galilei, Italian architect (Cappella Corsini), born in Florence, Grand Duchy of Tuscany (now Italy) (d. 1736)
1938 – Frederick Forsyth, British author (The Day of the Jackal; The Deceiver; The Odessa File), born in Ashford, England (d. 2025)
1946 – Charles Ghigna (Father Goose), American poet and children’s books author (Tickle Day: Poems from Father Goose), born in Bayside, New York
1951 – Rob Halford, English heavy metal singer-songwriter (Judas Priest – Got Another Thing), born in Sutton Coldfield, England
1970 – Robert Horry, American basketball forward (NBA C’ship 1994, 1995 Houston Rockets; 2000–02 LA Lakers; 2005, 2007 San Antonio Spurs) and broadcaster (Spectrum SportsNet), born in Harford County, Maryland
1974 – Eric Millegan, American actor known playing Zack Addy on “Bones”, born in Hackettstown, New Jersey
1992 – Kaytranada [Louis Celestin], Haitian-Canadian record producer, DJ and rapper (Bubba), born in Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Famous Birthdays for 24th August 2026
1580 – John Taylor, English poet (An Arrant Thief), born in Gloucester, England (d. 1654)
1694 – Theodor A Freiherr von Neuhoff, German adventurer and King of Corsica [or 8/25], born in Cologne, Germany (d. 1756)
1847 – Charles Follen McKim, American Beaux-Arts architect (McKim Building of the Boston Public Library), born in Chester County, Pennsylvania (d. 1909)
1929 – Betty Dodson, American feminist, sexologist and writer (Sex for One), born in Wichita, Kansas (d. 2020)
1952 – Bob Corker, American politician (Senator from Tennessee), born in Orangeburg, South Carolina
1962 – Craig Kilborn, American television host (ESPN’s SportsCenter, 1993-96; The Daily Show, 1996-98; The Late Late Show, 1999-2004), born in Kansas City, Missouri
1964 – Oteil Burbridge, American bassist (Allman Brothers Band, 1997-2014; Dead and Company, 2015-23), born in Washington, D.C.
1965 – Marlee Matlin, American actress and the first deaf performer to win an Academy Award (Children of Lesser God), born in Morton Grove, Illinois
1977 – Per Gade, Danish footballer, born in Nibe, Denmark
1988 – Rupert Grint, English actor (Harry Potter), born in Harlow, Essex, England